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Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: text, Poem of wisdom of love, beauty, and celebration of time; verso: illustration and text, Feast of 'id

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner
Claude Anet (1868-1931)
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)
Provenance
To 1931
Claude Anet (1868-1931), Paris to 1931 [1]
1932
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), acquired in Paris, March 21, 1932 [2]
From 1932
Freer Gallery of Art, puchased from Hagop Kevorkian in 1932 [3]
Notes:
[1] Object file, folder sheet note.
[2] See Hagop Kevorkian's letter to Mr. Lodge, dated March 25, 1932 Paris, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Calligrapher
Sultan Muhammad Nur
Artist
Shaykhzade
Date
1523-24 (930 A.H.)
Period
Safavid period
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 30 x 18.9 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/16 in)
Type
Manuscript

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